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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1948

Page

3

Comedy Films At Aztec Theater and Robin Hood Run

The Aztec Theater features Red Skelton in The Fuller Brush Man with Janet Blair Hilary Brooke Adele Jergens and Trey Marshall also in current bills. Errol Flynn stars in The Adventures of Robin Hood with Basil Rathbone Claude Rains Alan Hale and Zasu Pitts in a Technicolor epic. The Emperor Waltz with Bing Crosby Joan Fontaine and Evelyn Keyes plays Majestic.

Ronald Culver Lucile Watson Richard Haydn Billy Wiltier Robin Hood Errol Flynn Olivia DeHavilland Texas Theater Blynn Sheravod Forest Basil Rathbone Claude Rains Alan Hale Zupene Palette Michael Curtiz William Keighley High Seas Jack London Marlin Eden Red Skelton Aztec Theater Janet Blair Red Hilary Brooke Adele Jergens Trey Marshall Skelton Marner Janet Alain Crosby Majestic & Sylvan Simon Edward Small Roy Huggins Saturday Evening Post Aus Juan Tyrol Majestic Theater Bing Crosby Joan Fontaine Ywe Urewiwr Bing Claire ‘Trevor Evelyn Keyes Stuart Erwin Emperor Frenz Josef Buttons Riol Miss Fountaine Bing Tahiti Singapore Joan Frisco Cadiz

Broadway Hits to Play Dallas Fort Worth Texas Theaters

Interstate Theaters and The Theatre Guild plan the 1948 49 season bringing four Broadway hits to Texas venues including Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Fort Worth Austin and El Paso Carousel will feature its original New York cast. Command Decision Allegro and Allegro will also be presented with original production teams and stars such as Paul Kelly Agnes de Mille and other famed names.

New York Interstate Theaters The Theatre Guild Ateast Dallas Houston San Antonio Forth Worth Austin el Paso R. J. O'Connell Interstate Guild Carousel Richard Rodgers Osray Hammexstein Texas Theater Boston Seattle St. Louis Ngternation Paul Kelly Kermit Bloomgarden Kelly Allegra Agnes de Mille Cayousel Cathern

Alexis Smith on set in South of St. Louis wardrobe

Alexis Smith in a copper-red wig wore a knee length gown on the South of St. Louis set. She met Ray Heindorf who teased her about niceties. The Play's the Thing and other Guild hits may join the subscription series this season with returns planned.

Alexis Smith South of St. Louis Ray Heindorf Alexis

On An Talend You at Majestic with Esther Williams

Technicolor musical on an island theme features Esther Williams Peter Lawford Ricardo Montalban and Jimmy Durante in a Joe Pasternak production directed by Richard Thorpe. The Hawaiian location story follows a film crew and an overworked assistant director with a new technical adviser. The program also promotes Puck Weekly comic magazine with Blondie and The Lone Ranger among others.

Esther Williams You the Majestic Peter Lawford Jimmie Durante Esther Wiliams Ricardo Montalban Jimmy Durante Majestic Theater Hawaiian Islands Lawford Cyé Charisse Mavier Cugat Joe Pasternak Richard Thorpe

The American Legion Announces Choice Beats for Seven Performances

The American Legion hosts a public sale for seven performances at mall locations including Auditorium Joske's and Handy Andy Stores starting July 12. Purchasers must include a check. apologies issued to line waiters.

Legion Home French PI Joske's Handy Andy

Cynic Clinic Pop Off on Grand Canyon Film Shoot

Hollywood July 3. The cast of Family Honeymoon filmed on location at the Grand Canyon with a government naturalist explaining regulations for motion picture work. He noted erosion over 2,000,000 years created the canyon and quipped about Universal interactions expecting an update in about two hours.

Hollywood Grand Canyon

Baby Sitter Film Sparks Laughter in Classic Comedy

The film “Baby-Sitter” features Robert Young Maureen O Hara and Clifton Webb as a refined mysterious gentleman who lures a babysitting scenario into a comedy of errors. The piece notes showings Sunday and Monday with Josephine referenced.

Robert Young Maureen O'Hara Clifton Webb Josephine

Peg to Play A Week in Sunken Garden Theater Run

The American Legion and the Bexar County Jaycees have planned a week of performances of Peg O My Heart from July 26 to August 1 at the Sunken Garden theater. The stage will be fully lit with complete settings and voice amplification for the first time. Rosemary Morris, a Broadway ingénue, will star as Peg on its transcontinental tour. All seats are reserved and go on sale at the municipal auditorium.

American Legion Jauxuary Bexar County Peg Sunken Garden Theater Rosemary Morris J. Hartley Manners

Two Couples Head to Lost Valley Ranch Near Bandera

Dr and Mrs Al Breuer and Mr and Mrs J Frank Stampp plan a first week in August stay at the Lost Valley ranch near Bandera. The four travelers will spend the period enjoying a ranch retreat together.

al Breuer J. Frank Stampp Lost Valley Ranch Bandera

Steinbeck's The Pearl Opens at Aztec Theater

Adapted from Steinbeck, The Pearl stars Pedro Armendariz and Maria Plena Marques in a tale of a Mexican fisherman's life altered by the discovery of a giant pearl. The epic production opens Thursday at the Aztec theater amid warnings of tragedy and social peril.

Pedro Armendariz John Steinbeck Maria Plena Marques Aztec Theater Steinbeck

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